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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
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I MUST KNOW!
Who told Applebee's and TGI Friday's that putting cheese on top of a steak was a good idea? Nothing says 'Sysco Horse Meat' like a steak that has to be drenched in BBQ sauce and topped with monterey jack.
Likewise, who was the douchebag who gave the go-ahead to 'gourmet salads' at fast food joints? Yeah, we're Jack In The Box, we can't make a fucking taco but you should reallly try our delicious Mandarin Possum Salad. Welcome to Taco Bell, would you like to try HOT BARFY LETTUCE IN A BURRITO? MMMMMMMM! |
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Sounds like you should take up a course in gourmet cooking and start preparing your own meals there, sport.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Allen Park, MI
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Is it only me, or does anyone else look forward to Franklinnoble's posts?
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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I tried the Chicken Ceasar Stuffed Grilled Burrito at Taco Bell last night. I wasn't very impressed.
Time to go back to the usual bean burritos with no onions and lots of fire sauce, I guess...
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Keene, NH
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Re: I MUST KNOW!
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Internets
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It's only you.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
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It does suck when you order something that sounds alright, but then they put shitaake mushroom paste or turkey nad dressing on it.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I'd NEVER EVER eat anything with turkey nad dressing. YIkes!!! That's for bolder folks than me.
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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I don't know about the first one, but the second one is for parents. I have to go to McDonalds, the last thing I want is to eat their crappy hamburgers, The salad is actually not too bad. Otherwise, I would resist going at all costs if I had to choose from their regular menu. So from that standpoint, it's a good idea on their part. Since this is the fast food/restaurant bitch thread, here's one that I can't seem to figure out: I've seen a number of new Hardee's commercials for their Angus Beef hamburgers. The way they are marketing themselves, though, makes no sense to me. They essentially admit that they suck, but now the new hamburgers are a reason to come back. I think the slogan is something like, "It's how the last place you would go for a burger has suddenly become the first place you'd go." What kind of marketing is that?! Fictional testimonials from people who say Hardee's sucks, but hey, I enjooy the new hamburger. What about the rest of your menu? Does it still suck? I have to scratch my head about that one...
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
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Ouch. I guess pa was right all along. Last edited by thesloppy : 07-10-2003 at 04:35 PM. |
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General Manager
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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Ugh, glad we don't have Hardee's here in Texas...
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
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Anyone remember a similar marketing campaign from United a couple years ago. I can't quite remember what their tag line was, but it was along the lines of "Now, we're trying!" or "Sorry for the previous sucking.". Not good for a fast-food place, utterly terrifying from an airline. |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Allen Park, MI
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Hardee's is getting worse, instead of better. The Monster Burger was the best fast food burger I have ever eaten, and with the new menu.... gone
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Captain Obvious
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
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I used to love hardees burgers, but now we has this asshat place called carls jr' here. Who the hell is carl jr. and why does he make fast food?
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Anybody here remember the Roy Rogers fast food restaurants?
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
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I believe Carl's Jr. is just the west coast equivalent of Hardee's, although I've been told there are diffferences in menus. While we're on fast-food nostalgia, what about Hot and Now? There claim to fame was the cheapest crappiest burger you could make, and they only had one specialty burger: the Double Olive Burger, combining the great tastes of black AND green olives piled high on low-grade beef. |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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CKE (Carl's Jr.) purchased Hardee's a few years ago. The star logo has been adopted by Hardee's.
Carl's Jr. burgers are actually fairly good. If you ever get a chance try a Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger. Often imitated, nobody has perfected that style of burger other than Carl's. Every other place puts mayo or TI on theirs. Hardee's incorporated some items from the Carl's menu (Famous Star/Super Star). They haven't incorporated the Western burgers though from what I can see. Meanwhile the Carl's locations have incorporated some of the Hardee's ideas. The Six-Dollar Burgar was a Hardee's creation and I believe part of a menu of its own. Some Hardee's also had Sliders (thing White Castle) before Carl's. They're test marketing tham at Carl's now. Carl's/Hardees is good, though a bit pricey. Quality is a step above McDonald's and BK. But not as good as In-N-Out or Sonic. I had my first taste of Roy Rogers a few weeks back and I was very impressed. |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
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Interesting discussions.
Yes, Carl's Jr. is a mainstay out here on the West Coast. "Carl" is Carl Karcher, the old owner of CKE, and I forget how, but he somehow got stuck with the stigma of being a bigot a long time ago. But he's either dead or not involved with the business anymore. Anyway, Carl's Jr. isn't too bad. Better quality than you'll get at McDonald's, I can tell you. As for the stuff on steaks, that BBQ and Jack cheese steak topping didn't come from Friday's, I'll tell you that. That must be an Applebee's thing. TGIF does have a lot of steaks with things on it. The Jack Daniels menu features a steak and also a filet, which are covered with the Jack Daniels glaze (good stuff, actually, syrupy, and a little sweeter than teriyaki, with a spicy aftertaste). But if you don't like stuff on your steaks, TGIF also has steak plates that are barren of sauces, including a filet, a new york strip, and a sirloin. BTW, we switched to Angus beef a couple years ago (TGIF, that is). CR
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Iowa City, IA
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Carl's Jr. is fuckin awesome, I wish they had it here in Iowa
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
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So noted....if you ever want your steak glazed, call CR. |
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Read Fast Food Nation. Whole section in there on Carl. He was tossed, but than managed strike a financial deal to get back with the business with the title of chairman emeritus I believe. BTW Carl's Jr. was started in Anaheim well before Disney even showed up. And its corporate HQ still remain there. Fast Food Nation is a great book. There's a lot in there about Disney's relationship with McDonald's and the synergies between the two that existed long before the current relationship. |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
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Oh, no, I have no idea how they do it. If you want it done right, go to a Friday's. I just drop the meals off.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I thought skippy was temp penalty boxed. Was he perma banned? I wondered why he hasn't been back. I know he had his crazy moments but I liked skippy. ![]()
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Newburgh, NY
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That Western Cheeseburger blows! I had one when I was in Palm Springs and wanted to die later that night. Eat it only if you are in a self-hating mood.
As to the Hardee's campaign, does anyone else see a new line of commercials five years from now that go something like: "Yeah I saw that Hardees said they were lying when they said they weren't going to suck anymore. I thought if Hardees can admit tht they were lying when they said they were committed to stop serving shit, maybe this time they aren't lying. Maybe this time they realy will stop serving shit. I mean this doesn't sound anything like the last time, does it?"
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Phoenix
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Mmmmmmmm...Western Star Cheeseburger.
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio
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My friend just quit Roy Rogers like a month ago. Worst food ever. |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Seattle
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Washington state was recently introduced to Fatburger, with one in Issaquah and one in Redmond. IMO these are the best 'fast-food' hamburgers around, at least of chains operating in Washington. I've had Californians extoll the virtues of In 'N Out burgers, but I didn't think they were as good as Fatburger.
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: toronto
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Dude...How could you forsake the BELL.....Traitoris bastard.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Iowa City, IA
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HOW DARE YOU!!!!! Taco Bell is by far the best fast food.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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Chill, brotha. I'm still gonna go to The Bell (see my bean burrito reference). Just no more Chicken Ceasar crap. At three dollars a pop, they're way to expensive for not being that great...
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: toronto
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They be having Fajita down here know...steak or chicken...it is the Bomb diggity...gives me the shit's like nobodies business.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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Down here? I thought you were in the Great White North? Did you get transfered to Columbia or something?
![]() The got the CHicken Ceasar crap and Enchilada Bowls going on now down here. But I'm just gonna stick with my burritos, soft tacos, and beef Baja Chalupas from now on...
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: toronto
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Enchilada bowls??..hmm..we've never had that...sounds good....I'm ALL about the Chalupa
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I'd rather eat at a taqueria (or however its spelled) than Taco Bell, but Taco Bell will suffice when in the need of quick Mexican food. Or Del Taco, which has better crunch tacos than the Bell.
In-N-Out is good stuff and I've recently tried Sonic, which also is tasty. I've never had a Fatburger, but hope to have one someday. Did you know that Magic Johnson owns Fatburger? As for the Western Bacon Cheeseburger at Carl's, it is true that some people don't like it. Biggest complaints are the onion rings and the barbecue sauce. It's an acquired taste. |
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
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Okay sonics headquarters are in oklahoma city. And there food is mostly nasty. I can eat their hotdogs, and those breakfast burritoes are good, but the burgers just plain suck.
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I think they use hedgehog meat.
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i normally find a family owned deli near where i live and when i want fast food i go there
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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You look different without a beard...
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Cinn City
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There's still a Roy Rogers in town? Where? We used to go to one in Blue Ash when I was little. It became a Hardees and it now an empty building. I'd like to try Roy Rogers and see if it is as good as I remember. |
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Actually, its perfect marketing for a place that never had burgers at first. THey added burgers to their mainly roast beef and chicken menu a while back. They are now trying to get you to think of Hardee's as a burger place as well as a place for great roast beef sandwiches. Their breakfast stuff is actually quite good. |
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Happy29 was right about this place. |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Cinn City
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![]() God bless fast food. |
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Come on now, doesn't this belong in the "What the hell do you look like?" thread? |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Cinn City
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What?!?! Them's fighting words!!! I prefer Burger King. |
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Well JeeberD, I hat to disappoint ya, but the Great State of Texas does indeed have Hardee's. When I used to drive from Ft. Worth to New Mexico, I'd pass several of them on 287, starting in Wichita Falls. Breakfast wasn't that bad. But I'm not a burger guy (unless it's Whataburger, or I'm grilling them myself) so I can't pass judgement. And on another note, they have a seperate category of food here in Italy. Fast Foods are the McDonalds and Burger Kings (which taste EXACTLY the same as back home), ristorante (which are sit-down restaurants) and a third group known as "slow-food". This is a balance between an eat and go, and a three hour sit down dinner. And the places are called "slow food", no translation into Italian. Last edited by cartman : 07-11-2003 at 01:34 PM. |
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